Skiing in the Arkhangelsk region

Day 1 Skiing at Lake Lekshmozero

You will be met at the railway station in Nyandoma and taken to the village of Morshchikhinskaya, located in Kenozersky National Park (160 km). Upon arrival you will be accommodated at the guest house.

For lunch you will taste the Kargopol cuisine with the specially cooked potatoes, local fish and cranberry juice. Next you will pick the ski equipment and will go on a small circular route in the vicinity of the village. In the evening you will visit the ecomuseum, go to the bathhouse and have dinner.

The length of the ski route — 2-3 km.

Day 2 The Great Watershed and the old Maselga village

Today you will enjoy a ski trip through the forests and lakes with a visit to the Great watershed between the Baltic and the White seas. Here are two lakes, separated for several kilometers by the ridge, which the ancient saamy called "Zemlyanaya gora" (Russian for "Earthen mountain"). The waters of one of the lakes fall into the White sea, and the other — into the Baltic Sea.

Then the route will take you to Khizhgora mountain, on the top of which the wooden Church of St. Alexander Svirsky was built in 1866. You will rise up to its belfry which offers a magnificent view of this unique Kargopol area.

Then you will visit& Maselga village and its small museum of wooden Russian architecture. In the evening you will come back to the guest house, have dinner and take part in the folk crafts master class. Then you can relax in sauna.

The length of the ski route is about 18 km.

Day 3 Along the "trail of ancestors"

Today the ski route along the ancient trail to lakes Naglimozero and Sargozero is waiting for you. You will visit the monastic cell of the last monk of the Naglimozersky monastry built in the XVI century. Also you will see the old wooden river bridge being recently restored and the worship cross located at the historical place where the old roads were crossing.

Then you will return to the guest house and have dinner. In the evening the folk arts master class is also waiting for you.

The length of the ski route is about 18 km.

Day 4 Along the "monastery trail"

After breakfast you will be taken to the starting point of the ski route. It will pass along the historical "monastery trail" to the place where the Monastery of St. Kirill Chelmogorsky used to be. It was the oldest monastery of the whole Arkhangelsk region founded in the XIV century.

Next you will visit Trufanovo village and return to the base. After dinner you can participate in the folk crafts master class (extra charge).

The length of the ski route is about 22 km.

Day 5 Kargopol city tour

After breakfast you will move to Kargopol. Here a city-tour with the guide is waiting for you. You will get acquainted with the history of the old Russian Northern town and see the main places of interest. 

After the excursion you will have lunch in a cafe with traditional Kargopol cuisine. You will taste meat roasted according to an old recipe as well as the famous Kargopol Ivan tea with pies. At 2 pm you will be taken to the railway station of Nyandoma.